Obituaries

William Christopher Morriss
1973 - 2005

Morriss

Services for William Christopher Morriss, 32, Lawrence, will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Warren-McElwain Mortuary in Lawrence.Mr. Morriss died Thursday, June 9, 2005, in Lawrence.He was born April 29, 1973, in Kansas City, Mo., the son of Allen and Cherylene Hayslett Morriss. He attended Eudora and Lawrence high schools.He worked as a carpenter in the Lawrence and Kansas City areas. He was a member of the Grande Ronde Indian Tribe 4284. Survivors include his parents, Lawrence; a daughter, Hannah Christina Morriss, Lawrence; two brothers, Steven Drake and Daniel Alvarez, both of Lawrence; three sisters, Shirley Drake, Elizabeth Alvarez and Katrina Morriss, all of Lawrence; and a grandmother, Bertie Morriss, Eudora.The family will receive friends from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. Wednesday before the service at the mortuary.The family suggests memorials to the William Christopher Morriss Memorial Educational Fund, sent in care of the mortuary.